tucker301

Why would there be mallards in water that deep to begin with?

It would be nice to have something new for the troops to use, but I'm not sure that the MR1 is the solution. http://article.wn.com/view/2009/10/12/Weapons_failed_US_troops_during_Afghan_firelight/

Woodies don't particularly respond to either decoys or calls. Find the X and be there.

iM' habind wilturky forr dinr 2!

She's a beauty! You should be able to garner the year of manufacture from the proof codes, using this chart.

Reviving this old thread for my best recipe to date! Before cooking, the breasts are removed from the salt water soak and patted dry. Since duck is generally best cooked no more than medium rare, it's important to allow the meat time to temper before cooking. 30-40 minutes is usually sufficient. The recipe serves two without too much fighting over the last piece. Ingredients: 5-6 duck breast fillets Two medium sized ripe pears One medium sized ripe app|e One medium onion Olive oil Cinnamon powder Chili powder Brown sugar 5 Spice Dried Thyme (fresh if you have it) Rice wine vinegar Ground ginger Chutney - Cover the bottom of a large skillet in olive oil and add diced onion, salt, and pepper Saute 3-5 minutes until the onions have lightly browned. Reduce the heat and add diced pears and app|es Add some cinnamon powder, chili powder, thyme, 5 spice, ginger, and brown sugar (1/2 -3/4 cup) Allow this to simmer for 20-30 minutes until the fruits have softened and the liquid has been reduced to a syrup Score the duck breasts in a crossed pattern (about six cuts x 2 cuts) about a halfway through. This will allow for more even cooking and prevent them from drawing up when cooking. When your chutney is about halfway done, season the duck breasts with salt and pepper and saute them in a small to medium skillet for about 3 minutes per side. You want them to be rare to medium rare. Any more than that and they will be dry and gamy tasting. Set aside the duck breasts to rest while the chutney finishes cooking.

Bill, If you intend on using the middle bead, then you'll need to contact Benelli about getting properly centered. It can be removed, but there is no user adjustment to getting it centered.

No wind this morning. I mean none, so they were left at home. We did OK without them though.

The loot - 5 Woodies and 4 Mallards

We got 9, between the two of us. We tried hard to get that 10th one, but it just wasn't meant to be. This year's first duck. Talley takes a much-deserved break.

The light stows inside the bag when not in use, but I also have it wired with a standard lamp cord male/female on the end, so it can be removed completely if need be. Hopefully, I'll be posting some results pics tomorrow! I may not sleep at all tonight!

View from the backside. When I rewired the boat and moved the switches to their new location on the "Oh $@#^" handle, I tied into the front running lights with a spotlight.

Hello? I looked high and low for just the right box to enclose the switch wires and protect them from the elements and more importantly, clumsy fumbling duck hunters. When I'd all but given up, I mentioned to my hunting buddy that couldn't find a thing that was right for the job. He works for the phone company.

Teal and chainsaw in the box. When the morning hunt is done, we'll clear out some creeks for future use. I'm glad I added the enclosure up front. There's not a lot of room, but it easily holds two life jackets and a small bag or two.

Finally, the early season is upon us! I know it's just four days, but I am ready for it! Here's a little duck boat porn. Loaded up and ready to go! Mallards and Woodies in the bags and on standby. continued....

You done good. You done REAL good! One those stocks just sold for $850 on gunbroker. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=140853793

Upload the photos to your profile and we can view them there. Or just run up the post count in this thread. Unless it's a rusted out piece of garbage, I'd say you need to be locked up for stealing it!

$850-$900 easy

Yes, buy it.

One of us needs glasses.... and I'm wearing mine. I don't see that number in the M2 parts list.

From the linked page one can deduce that no such shim exists. It's either going to fit the M1 and SBE or it's going to fit the M2. Which does he have?

Many a night did I spend dreaming of what it would be like to be the Captain. Arrrrr de plunderin' he was a doin' in dem days! Trim yon jib, ya scurvy dog!

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/cid=0/k=shim/t=P/ksubmit=y/Products/All/search=shim